A part of University Housing, agriculture housing consists of house-like units located at the many different agricultural production units on campus, such as the beef, equine and poultry units.
Marketing agency donates $500,000 to CAFES for new lab
A donation of $500,000 to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) from George P. Johnson (GPJ), a marketing agency under the Project Worldwide network, will allow for a new learning lab within the William and Linda Frost…
The a-peel of carrots: Cal Poly professor studies ways to reuse carrot waste
Imagine a world where cakes stay moist after sitting out on the counter for a week. Welcome to food science professor Samir Amin’s universe, which he lovingly calls, “carrot stuff.”
Four CAFES students placed top 5 in state floral competition
An all-women team of College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science (CAFES) students flourished in an annual statewide flower-arranging contest.
Agribusiness professor receives $200,000 grant to develop food safety training program
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) was awarded a food safety outreach grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to keep local farmers up to date on food safety.
The air quailty in south SLO county is sometimes dangerous. Cal Poly students are trying to help with plants.
Cal Poly students “learn by planting” on a mission to revegetate Oceano Sand Dunes and improve surrounding air quality.